Is Cacturne Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Grass/Dark Cacturne brings 115 in both Attack and Special Attack. Handles Tate and Liza and Phoebe's Ghost E4. AbilitySand Veil in sandstorm adds evasion. Slower than most options, but the offensive coverage fills a unique niche.
Cacnea resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Cacnea has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Cacnea has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Cacnea trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Cacnea trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Cacturne trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Cacturne resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Cacturne resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Cacturne has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Cacturne resists most of Phoebe's coverage and hits back hard.
Cacturne has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Cacturne trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Cacturne trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Cacnea on Route 111 (walking, Lv 21-23, common).
Your Cacnea should hit Level 32 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Cacturne in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Cacturne doesn't appear wild. Catch Cacnea instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it at level 32 to get Cacturne. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Cacturne in ORAS
Step 1Catch CacneaRoute 111 - DesertLv.21-23GrassRate 20%
Step 2Cacturne ✓
Cacturne Weakness
Cacturne is weak to Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Fairy. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Psychic-type moves entirely. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Cacturne Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Cacturne
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Mawile builds →Sludge Bomb 2x47-57% Fairy Wind 2x32-40% | ||
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x66-79% Gust 2x21-26% | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x71-84% Fire Fang 2x52-61% Ice Fang 2x52-61% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Beautifly builds →Struggle Bug 4x121-144%KO Air Cutter 2x71-84% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Monferno builds →Flame Wheel 2x57-68% Mach Punch 2x40-48% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x174-205%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x95-113%KO Sludge Bomb 2x48-57% | ||
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Ninjask builds →U-turn 4x156-184%KO Aerial Ace 2x66-78% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x133-157%KO Low Sweep 2x69-82% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x124-147%KO U-turn 4x92-109%KO Low Sweep 2x64-75% Aerial Ace 2x40-48% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x176-207%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x95-112%KO Sludge Bomb 2x48-57% | ||
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Ninjask builds →U-turn 4x151-179%KO Aerial Ace 2x67-80% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x132-156%KO Low Sweep 2x67-80% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x124-147%KO U-turn 4x90-106%KO Low Sweep 2x65-77% Aerial Ace 2x39-47% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x177-209%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x97-115%KO Sludge Bomb 2x49-59% | ||
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Ninjask builds →U-turn 4x155-182%KO Aerial Ace 2x67-79% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Masquerain builds →Silver Wind 4x148-176%KO Air Cutter 2x74-88% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x136-161%KO Low Sweep 2x69-82% Aerial Ace 2x42-51% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x346-408%KO Close Combat 2x173-204%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-69% Venoshock 2x27-32% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x234-275%KO Brick Break 2x73-85% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x181-213%KO Overheat 2x167-197%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-67% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x156-183%KO Hammer Arm 2x142-167%KO Smog 2x26-31% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x147-174%KO Overheat 2x160-188%KO U-turn 4x117-137%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-60% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x334-394%KO Close Combat 2x167-197%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% Venoshock 2x26-31% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x224-264%KO Brick Break 2x71-84% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 4x224-264%KO Brick Break 2x71-84% Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x175-206%KO Overheat 2x163-193%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x152-179%KO Hammer Arm 2x139-163%KO Smog 2x25-30% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x341-401%KO Close Combat 2x170-200%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% Venoshock 2x25-30% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Volcarona builds →Bug Buzz 4x273-321%KO Overheat 2x197-232%KO Hurricane 2x111-131%KO Poison Jab 2x42-50% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x128-151%KO X-Scissor 4x115-136%KO Poison Jab 2x58-68% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x228-268%KO Superpower 2x113-134%KO | ||
Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 4x228-268%KO Brick Break 2x71-84% Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Genesect can KO Cacturne with U-turn (234-275%). Blaziken threatens a KO with High Jump Kick (309-363%). Machamp deals 64-76% with Stone Edge.
 Genesect BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Genesect builds →U Turn 4x234-275%KO Ice Beam 2x81-96% Explosion138-163%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x285-336%KO High Jump Kick 2x309-363%KO | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Machamp builds →Knock Off21-25% Bullet Punch26-31% Stone Edge64-76% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Cacturne View Lapras builds →Surf32-38% | ||
Cacturne Evolutions
Cacturne is what Cacnea becomes. Breed it for Cacnea eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Cacnea pushed Cacturne to 475 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Cacturne to get Cacnea eggs easily using 59 partners from the Plant and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include Acid, Belch, Block and 14 more.
ORAS Cacturne Best Moveset
Grass/Dark at 115 Attack and 115 Sp. Atk firing mixed from both sides. AbilitySand Veil boosts evasion in sand. AbilityWater Absorb as a hidden ability absorbs Water. The moveset has real offenses but 55 Speed means going last, and the 7 weaknesses including 4x Bug limit team slots.
Best Build
Cacturne best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Spikes
- Spiky Shield
- Dark Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Cacturne gets Acid and Belch exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Poison and Fighting coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Foul Play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
During the daytime, Cacturne remains unmoving so that it does not lose any moisture to the harsh desert sun. This Pokémon becomes active at night when the temperature drops.
If a traveler is going through a desert in the thick of night, Cacturne will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving.
Cacturne Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Cacturne looks average on paper at 475 BST. But Water Absorb is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier cannon on our tier list. Sucker Punch with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Cacturne's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Blaziken (Fire), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Scyther is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Cacturne gets Water Absorb and Sand Veil. But Water Absorb is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Cacturne is a mixed attacker with base 115 Attack and 115 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the cannon role.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Sucker Punch, Spikes, Spikyshield, and Dark Pulse. Sucker Punch leads at 0% usage. This set covers the cannon role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Cacturne appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves